Inconsistencies found between deputy’s statements, recordings of shooting

Inconsistencies found between deputy’s statements, recordings of shooting

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Updated: 7:58 PM MST Nov 27, 2017

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WEBVTT SHELLY: TARGET 7'S SANDRARAMIREZ FOUND OUT WHAT THEINCONSISTENCIES ARE AND WHAT THESHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SAYING ABOUTIT.>> STOP!SANDRA: THAT'S AN AUDIORECORDING FROM A SHOOTINGINVOLVING BERNALILLO COUNTYDEPUTY CHARLES COGGINS BACK INJULY.HE SHOT AND INJURED CHARLESCHAVEZ, WHO WAS SUSPECTED OFBREAKING INTO CARS NEAR GOFF ANDISLETA.>> DOES HE HAVE A GUN?>> YEAH, I DO.SANDRA: ALTHOUGH THE SUSPECTTOLD THE DEPUTY HE HAD A GUN,COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THATINVESTIGATORS NEVER FOUND AWEAPON.IN THE DEPUTY'S SWORN AFFIDAVIT,HE CLAIMS THE SUSPECT SAYS, "IWILL KILL YOU."IN COURT DOCUMENTS FILED IN THISCASE, A BERNALILLO COUNTY JUDGESAYS SHE DIDN'T HEAR THAT IN TAUDIO RECORDINGS AND SAYS, "THECOURT NOTES INCONSISTENCIESBETWEEN THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINTAND THE AFFIDAVIT OF DEPUTYCOGGINS AND WHAT IS ACTUALLYHEARD ON THE BELT TAPE."TODAY, I SPOKE WITH THE MOTHOF THAT SUSPECT IN THATSHOOTING.SHE TELLS ME SHE NO LONGERTRUSTS BCSO DEPUTIES BECAUSE ALLOF THE RECENT SHOOTINGS,INCLUDING THE ONE INVOLVING HERSON, AND BECAUSE OF THESHERIFF'S REFUSAL TO HAVE HISDEPUTIES WEAR BODY CAMERAS.BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANUELGONZALES MAINTAINS THAT HISDEPARTMENT DOES NOT NEED BODYCAMERAS.HE SAYS THE AUDIO RECORDINGS AREENOUGH.DOUG: BCSO SAYS THEY HAVE ANAUDIO CLIP WHERE THE SUSPECT CAN

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Inconsistencies found between deputy’s statements, recordings of shooting

In court documents obtained by Target 7, Bernalillo County District Judge Christina P. Argyres said she didn’t hear that in the audio recordings.

“The Court notes inconsistencies between the Criminal Complaint, and the Affidavit of Deputy Coggins, and what is actually heard on the belt tape,” Argyres wrote.

Several organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, are pushing for BCSO to wear body cameras to improve transparency.

Sheriff Manuel Gonzales is against lapel cameras, and maintains the audio recordings are sufficient.

Target 7 spoke with the mother of the suspect who was wounded in the shooting. She said she no longer trusts BCSO deputies because of all of the recent shootings, and because of the sheriff’s refusal to have his deputies wear body cameras.

A BCSO spokesperson said the inconsistencies between the affidavit and the recordings have been resolved. She said investigators located the audio on the tape where the suspect is heard saying, “I will kill you,” and gave that information to the District Attorney’s office.

BCSO would not provide Target 7 with the tape until a formal request is filed, which could take up to three weeks.